Cigarette holder



April 24, 1951 M. MORTON CIGARETTE HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July19, 1946 lew'l' lfjl orfo/r INVENTOR.

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OFFICE 2,550,286 CIGARETTE HOLDER v Lewis Morton-Dallas; "was".Application July 19, iatfse'ram iss'aoos v I 3 claims (015131- 194) 1"The i-pre'sent invention relates to cigarette holders andris moreparticularly concerned with an: air-conditioned smokers article.

The-primary object of the invention is to pro- .Vide a devicev of thecharacter referred to which utilizes a current of fresh air tocausethe'tobacco toretain its crispness and to reduce'heat and moisture inthetobacco to. a minimum, thus renderingthe smoke mild and cool.

. Another obiectof theinvention is to provide a simple and compact'device of the character refer-red to which is designedto be manipulatedby a thumb and a finger while smoking.-

'A further object of thesinvention is to provide a devicecof: thecharacter referred to which can .be: manufactured :and sold at low cost.--.='.:With the foregoing and other-objects and ad- ..vantages in viewthe invention consists of the novel construction and arrangementhereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention,"

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device. Figure 2 is a side elevationview thereof. Figure} is an elevation view of they opposite side.

of parts side "the openings I and I8; and constructed of Figure 4 isapartial horizontal sectional view taken on 1ine4'4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a partial vertical longitudinal sec tionalview taken online5-5 of Figure 4.

" "Figure 6 is anenlargedfragmentary sectional view taken on line-66 ofFigure 5.

Figure 7 is anenlarge'd transverse sectional view'takenon line 1--'l ofFigure l, and -Figure 8' is an enlarged transverse sectional view takenon line 8--8 of Figure 1.

Like numerals, as used in the description and drawings, designate thesame parts of construction; p

I0 is the tubular or hollow body of the cigarette holder formed with achamber therein which is preferably made of plastic. It has a roundreduced end ll suitably recessed to form a cavity, as at I2, forinsertion of a cigarette and the opposite reduced round end II isdesigned for use as a bit or mouthpiece having a smoke emitting passage[3 therethrough. Preferably the bit is shaped, as at I4, to better fitbetween the lips.

A smoke conduit I5 extends longitudinally through the body from thecavity I2 in the end for the cigarette to the mouth piece or bit beingto one side and devoid of communication with the chamber. Where itcommunicates with said cavity, the conduit is deflected by an elbow en-.largement l 6.

l 2 4 adj acent' its inner orifice.

plastic, aluminum orother suitable material. These serve,"whenpressedi'n by'thumb and finger, to compress themernb'er' i9 andexpefair therefrom through a round passage 2'] communicat'. ing with-thjconduitat said elbow enlargement I 6 and the flexible" membersorbellows "I 9.

Fitted in said passage 2| is a metallic sleeve-22 "formedwith a flaredinner end23 which forms a seal betv'veeri the sleeve 'and' the rubbermem ber or bellows I9, through-the end of Which' the sleeve projects.Located 'in "said "sleeve is a reciprocable, annular valve 24, the'valve24 havang'a closed"end'32,'Figure 6, said valve being normally retractedby a coiled spring 25 attached at one end to a pin 26 which extendsacrossthe flared end of sleeve 22 'and at theiother. end to apin Z'Iwhich extends across theinsideof valve The annular valve 24,'when forcedoutwardly against the tension of the spring, closes the conduitl5 attheelbow and is provided on its upper side with a port 28 designed to serve"as an outlet for air which is forcedthrough'sleeve' 21 by compressionoi rubber cylinder 19. When the two plates 20 are pressed inward withthe fingers, the air passing through said sleeve, will urge the annularvalve outward against the tension of spring.

In the opposite end of the bellows is an air intake port 29 which iscontrolled by a flap valve 30 preferably of thin rubber, located insidethe air chamber in position to close same when the rubber cylinder iscompressed. This intake port communicates with a breather hole 3| in thetop of the body contiguous to the mouth piece l3.

In'operation the reciprocable valve 24'moves forward and exposes theoutlet port 28 only when there is manipulation of the flexible bellows.

At such time the valve 30 closes the intake 29 but when the flexiblebellows have been collapsed and plates 2|] released, air comes throughsaid port from the breather hole 3|, thus expanding the bellows. Theseoperations serve the purposes of the device best, when had between drawson the cigarette.

It will be understood that this air-conditioning device may be readilyadapted to a cigar holder and such embodiment would be within the spiritand scope of the claims.

As different embodiments may be made of this inventive concept andmodifications may be made in the embodiment hereinbefore shown anddescribed, it will be understood that the matter herein is to beinterpreted as illustrative merely, and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is: V

1. A cigarette holder comprising an elongated body formed with anelongated chamber therein, said body being formed with an openingleading into at least one side of said chamber, said body being formedat one end with a cavity to receive an end of a cigarette, a bit at theopposite end ment reciprocally mounted in said air passage normallyoccupying an, air passage closing position wherein said bellows is outof communication with said cavity, said element being displaceable byair discharged by said bellows upon compression of said bellows toanother position in which said element closes said other end of saidsmoke passage while opening said air passage whereby air discharged bysaid bellows passes into said cavity.

2. A cigarette holder comprising an elongated body formed with anelongated chamber therein, said body being formed with an openingleading into at least one side of said chamber, said body being formedatone end with a cavity to receive an end of a cigarette, a bit at theopposite end of said body formed with a bore therethrough, an elongatedbellows confined in said chamber and exposed through said opening formanual compression, said bellows having a valved air inlet, an airpassage formed in said body and providing communication between saidbellows and said cavity, a longitudinal smoke passage formed in saidbody at one side of and out of communication with said chamber, one endof said smoke passage opening into the bore of said bit and the otherend of said smoke passage opening into said cavity, and valve meanscomprising an element reciprocally mounted in said air passage normallyoccupying an air passage closing position wherein said bellows is out ofcommunication with said cavity, said element being displaceable by airdischarged by said bellows upon compression of said bellows to anotherposition in which said element closes said other end of said smokepassage while opening said air passage whereby air discharged by saidbellows passes into said cavity, and means secured to the side of saidbellows and projecting through said body opening from said chamber whichmay be engaged to manually compress said bellows.

3. A cigarette holder comprising a hollow body formed with a cavityinone end thereof for receiving an end of a cigarette, a bit at theopposite end of said body having a smoke passage therethrough, said bodyhaving a longitudinal conduit therein which connects said smoke passagewith said cavity, said conduit being devoid of communication with theinterior of said hollow body, said body bein provided with an openingextending longitudinally therethrough intermediate the ends thereof, abellows within the interior of said body and exposed through saidopening for manual compression, an air passage leading from said bellowsto said cavity, and a reciprocal valve means in said air passagenormally closing the same andarranged to open upon compression of saidbellows whereby the air from said bellows is discharged into saidcavity, said valve means having an element uncovering said conduit inthe normal or closed position of said valve means and closing saidconduit in the open position of said valve means.

LEWIS M. MORTON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 402,681 Lindeman May '7, 18892,327,560 Rose Aug. 24, 1943 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 15,812Germany Nov. 2, 1881

